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Los Angeles Lakers are doing great these days and they are led by Luka Doncic and his brilliant play. In their latest win against the Miami Heat, Doncic finished with 60 points, and it looked like he accomplished it with ease. His 60th point did not come until 14.8 seconds remained in the game when he was at the free-throw line.

The last time a Lakers player scored 60 points was Kobe Bryant in his last game, and funnily enough, he also scored his 60th point at the free-throw line with 14.8 seconds left.

Kobe and Luka both scored their 60th points with 14.8 points left in the fourth 🤯 https://t.co/EiUVwJuF2a pic.twitter.com/kP1lMmSfD7

– NBA (@NBA) 20 March 2026

It’s always nice when you’re in the same company with Bryant, and few players have had that honor over the past two weeks. As long as Doncic is on the Lakers, there’s a good chance for him to be in the same conversation as Bryant for some stats that no one except ESPN knows about.

Doncic has been in scoring position the last few games, and it has lifted the Lakers up and separated them from other teams in the Western Conference. Whether it’s a high-scoring game or a game-winner, Doncic has come through for the Lakers in what has possibly been their most important stretch of the season.

If he continues to play like this, it will help the team make more room among the others trying to reach the No. 3 seed. They are currently 45-25 and have a two-game lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are the No. 4 seed.

There’s no doubt that Doncic and the Lakers are moving at the right time, and they could be a team that many will want to avoid when the playoffs arrive. In the last two seasons they were eliminated in the first round, but things could be different this season.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic just got the best of NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Doncic led the Lakers to their sixth straight win in defeating the Houston Rockets 100-92 at Toyota Center on Monday. He had a game-high 36 points on 14-of-27 shooting, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

It was a strong follow-up to his courageous performance against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, in which he scored the game-winning bucket, 127-125, in overtime. He finished with a triple-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

Oh, he also dropped 51 points in Thursday’s 142-130 win at home over the Chicago Bulls.

According to ESPN Insights, Doncic has averaged 37.8 points in his last six games. Most in team history Bryant’s 39.5 points in a six-game span since the 2011–2012 season.

Luka Doncic has averaged 37.8 PPG over his last six games, the most by a Lakers player over a 6-game span within a season since Kobe Bryant (39.5) in 2011–12. pic.twitter.com/eom3aR50Iv

– ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) 17 March 2026

While he is more of a passer than Bryant, Doncic can easily make it on offense when needed. After all, he is the league’s leading scorer with 32.8 points – the second-highest total in his career. He is on his way to winning his second scoring title.

The 27-year-old star has often praised Bryant, the two-time scoring champion, for being an inspiration, including mentoring him during his freshman year.

“I remember meeting him for the first time before I started my NBA season. One thing he said was, ‘Look, you’re European, they’re going to come after you.’ You know, he was right,” Doncic told Yahoo! Shared in a report. Sports’ Bruno Felix.

The Lakers improved to 43–25 and moved into third place in the Western Conference, surpassing the Rockets.

Cooper Flagg broke Kobe Bryant’s NBA record after his performance in the Dallas Mavericks’ 138-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

Flagg is spending the first season of his career with the Mavericks. After a slow start, he has made serious progress as he continues to live up to expectations as one of the best rookies in the draft.

In the running for the Rookie of the Year award this season, Flagg has continued to put in incredible performances that promise Dallas’ long-term potential. After the team’s latest game against Cleveland, the young forward achieved another record in NBA history.

In 29 minutes of action, Flagg finished with a stat line of 25 points, five assists and four rebounds. He made 8 of 16 shots from the field, including 1 of 3 from beyond the arc and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Flagg recorded a 20-point game for the 25th time this season, having already achieved the record at the age of 19. He surpassed Bryant for most 20-point games by a teenager in NBA history.

Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg has passed Kobe Bryant for most 20+ point games by a teenager in NBA history.

🔸Cooper Flag: 25 20+ point games
🔸Kobe Bryant: 24 20+ point games

Every night he takes the court, he shows why he is one of the brightest young stars in the world… pic.twitter.com/tqkwYovZCt

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 14 March 2026

Cooper Flagg, how the Mavericks played against the Cavaliers

Cooper Flagg’s historic efforts were not enough as the Cavaliers’ offense was too much for the Mavericks in a blowout loss at home.

Five players, including Flagg, scored in double figures for Dallas in the loss. Najee Marshall came in next with a solid performance of 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal. He made 7 of 12 shots overall, including 2 of 4 from downtown and 1 of 4 from the charity stripe. Max Christie had 12 points, Brandon Williams added 12 points and three assists, while Dwight Powell provided 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Dallas fell to a 22–45 record on the season and finished 12th in the Western Conference standings. They are above the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz while trailing the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Mavericks will look to bounce back in their next match at home. They will host the Cavaliers in a rematch as tip-off will take place on March 15 at 3:30 PM ET.

迈阿密热火队球星巴姆·阿德巴约砍下 83 分，超越科比·布莱恩特，成为 NBA 历史上第二高的个人比赛得分，其后果与这一壮举本身一样引人入胜。对于阿德巴约的历史性成就，人们的反应不乏好的和坏的。

据 NBA Alerts 报道，在得到 83 分后，巴姆·阿德巴约做出了一个有点幽默的决定，决定关注科比·布莱恩特在 X 上的社交媒体页面。为什么他之前没有追随科比并不重要。只是他现在就是这样。

尽管NBA界有很多人赞扬阿德巴约的表现，但也有越来越多的声音对这场比赛提出质疑，并且无论出于何种原因认为它应该在比赛中打上星号。

周四，热火队对阵密尔沃基雄鹿队的比赛结束后，阿德巴约本人猛烈抨击了那些认为他 83 分表现有污点的批评者。

事实是，阿德巴约现在单场得分第二高，仅次于张伯伦的100分。达到70分以上的球员不在少数，包括现役球员乔尔·恩比德、德文·布克、达米安·利拉德、多诺万·米切尔和卢卡·东契奇，以及前球员张伯伦、埃尔金·贝勒、大卫·汤普森和大卫·罗宾逊。

阿德巴约对阵雄鹿队的比赛比上一场比赛要低迷一些，他在 35 分钟内只得到 21 分。这位热火球星还表示，短期内不太可能再拿下一场80分的比赛。

邁阿密熱火隊球星巴姆·阿德巴約砍下 83 分，超越科比·布萊恩特，成為 NBA 歷史上第二高的個人比賽得分，這和這一壯舉本身一樣引人入勝。對於阿德巴約的歷史性成就，人們的反應不乏好的和壞的。

據 NBA Alerts 報道，在得到 83 分後，巴姆·阿德巴約做出了一個有點幽默的決定，決定關注科比·布萊恩特在 X 上的社交媒體頁面。為什麼他之前沒有跟隨Kobe並不重要。只是他現在就是這樣。

儘管NBA界有很多人讚揚阿德巴約的表現，但也有越來越多的聲音對這場比賽提出質疑，無論出於何種原因認為它應該在比賽中打上星號。

週四，熱火隊對陣密爾瓦基公鹿隊的比賽結束後，阿德巴約本人猛烈抨擊了那些認為他 83 分錶現有污點的批評者。

事實是，阿德巴約現在單場得分第二高，僅次於張伯倫的100分。達到70分以上的球員不在少數，包括現役球員喬爾·恩比德、德文·布克、達米安·利拉德、多諾萬·米切爾和盧卡·東契奇，以及前球員張伯倫、埃爾金·貝勒、大衛·湯普森和大衛·羅賓遜。

阿德巴約對陣雄鹿隊的比賽比上一場比賽要低迷一些，他在 35 分鐘內只得到 21 分。這位熱火球星還表示，短期內不太可能再拿下一場80分的比賽。

Bam Adebayo took the NBA world by storm by scoring 83 points against the Washington Wizards, which is now the second most points ever recorded in a single game. He’s now in the history books between Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, and that’s something no one can take away from him.

There are still people who will try to discredit what he did, and that’s been happening a lot since he made history. One reason for this is that he surpassed Bryant, and some people think it is outrageous that he broke his record, especially the way he did it.

Lou Williams, who had the chance to play with and against Bryant, had a message for those who are complaining about Adebayo’s historic night.

“If you’re a true Kobe Bryant fan, and you respect Kobe Bryant, you know that Kobe Bryant constantly hunted records and history, and he wanted those things,” Williams said on the Run It Back show. “That’s what we sign up for. We sign up to be competitive, that’s who we are. So if you really respect Kobe Bryant, you know he has a Mamba mentality. I promise you, he was going to get those 100 points; he wasn’t thinking about Wilt Chamberlain. He was thinking about getting a record. That’s who he was as a competitor.

“If you’re a true Kobe Bryant fan, and you respect Kobe Bryant, you know that Kobe Bryant constantly chased records and history.”

Lou Williams complained about fans dropping Bam Adebayo’s 83 points and Kobe’s 81 points.

(via @RunItBackFDTV)pic.twitter.com/ays4lp8Za3

– ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints) 11 March 2026

“For anyone watching this, it’s just disrespectful to Kobe Bryant, who just has a history of being revisionist. That guy wanted to take everybody’s head off. So if you respect him, cherish him, and love him the way you do, know that he would have hunted anybody down.”

Bryant was definitely the ultimate competitor, and he was going to do anything to win. That’s why Williams thinks people shouldn’t complain about Adebayo, because Bryant would have done the same if he had the chance.

可能没有多少人今天醒来时会想，“这一定是迈阿密热火队中锋巴姆·阿德巴约拿下 83 分的那一天。”

在一个随机的周二，阿德巴约在卡塞亚中心以 150-129 击败华盛顿奇才队的比赛中拿下 83 分，创造了 NBA 历史上第二高得分的比赛。他超过了科比·布莱恩特的81分，仅落后于威尔特·张伯伦的100分。

第四节还剩1分37秒时，阿德巴约通过罚球追平了科比的纪录。

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巴姆·阿德巴约 (BAM ADEBAYO) 与科比·布莱恩特 (Kobe Bryant) 并列 NBA 历史第二高得分 🔥pic.twitter.com/jQ5t7vf5i8

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 3 月 11 日

几个回合后，他再次被犯规。他又通过两项慈善事业打破了科比的纪录，这让观众非常高兴，他们意外地目睹了 标志性游戏。

巴姆·阿德巴约在卡塞亚中心拿下他的第 82 分和第 83 分，超越了科比·布莱恩特的 81 分。

他现在保持着NBA历史上第二高的比赛得分！

迈阿密热火队球迷将永远记住的那一刻 🔥

（通过 @扎克温伯格） pic.twitter.com/lRP5vohjoi

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 3 月 11 日

在外面的某个地方，科比已经做好了反击阿德巴约的准备。

阿德巴约追平并打破了科比的罚球纪录是再合适不过的了，因为这位五届冠军的罚球得分也达到了 81 分。

阿德巴约43投20中，罚球43投36中。他还得到9个篮板、3次助攻、2次抢断和2次盖帽。

阿德巴约并不是真正出名的高得分手，因此他打破了科比曾经看似不可逾越的壮举，这令人非常惊讶。这位三届全明星球员在最后一节还剩七分钟时就已经得到了 70 分，随着热火队的每一次控球，场内的兴奋气氛也随之高涨。

并不是每天都有机会超越绝对的传奇人物，所以阿德巴约就去争取了——这是理所当然的。因为科比会第一个告诉他，他永远不应该放弃做伟大事情的机会。

NBA icon Kobe Bryant might be shaking his head proudly in heaven right now after Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.

Adebayo surpassed Bryant’s 81 points for the second-highest scoring output in league history, and trailed only NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points. The Heat edged the Wizards, 150–129.

In the post-game conference, Adebayo looked on in disbelief at what he had accomplished, especially since he beat his childhood hero’s record. He said She is curious If Bryant were alive today, what would he say about his 83-point accomplishment?

“For me, it’s a wonder what he would say. Seeing someone (score) 60, 70, but 83 and passing him, I’m like, ‘What would he say to me?’ Because I always wanted to talk to him. But he’d probably tell me, ‘Do it again,'” Adebayo shared, who was seated next to his girlfriend, Las Vegas Access center A’ja Wilson.

“It’s a surreal moment to be in the company of someone I idolized growing up.”

“Wondering what he (Bryant) would say… I’ve always wanted to have a conversation with him, but he’d probably tell me ‘Do it again.'”

What Bam Adebayo thinks Kobe Bryant would have told him 🗣

(via @ZachWeinberger) pic.twitter.com/pCZzNpueaF

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 11 March 2026

Wilson agreed with Adebayo’s comment that Bryant would have urged him to go for the record again. Many thought Bryant’s 81 points would never be broken, but Adebayo did. So why not 100 points for Chamberlain?

Bryant was a frantic competitor and for him there was no record he could not achieve. Other athletes also shared his mentality and were very proud of it.

While Adebayo will never know how Bryant would react to his 81-point performance, he can take solace in the fact that he remained consistent with the mindset of his childhood idol.

Throughout his life and career, Kobe Bryant has made friends, enemies, and foes. Surely, everyone knows about them roller coaster relationship With Shaquille O’Neal. But one of his closest relationships Was with Richard “Rip” Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons.

on wednesday, hamilton reflect on His years with Bryant, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia. They both grew up in Philadelphia, but Hamilton shared how he and Bryant had to prove to themselves that they were tough enough. This is mainly because Bryant spent most of his childhood in Italy and the Hamilton suburb of Coatesville.

“We have to come out and be a lot better,” Hamilton said. “We have to compete at a higher level.”

Hamilton attended Coatesville Area High School, while Bryant attended Lower Merion High School. Bryant defeated Hamilton in the district championship game. Bryant and Hamilton both played AAU basketball together and were roommates.

Additionally, both were McDonald’s All-Americans.

Rip Hamilton talks about his close relationship with the late Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/DrPYyN0zV7

– NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) 4 March 2026

In 1996, Bryant led Lower Merion to the state championship. Soon after, he decided to leave college and pursue his NBA dreams. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets before being traded to the LA Lakers.

Meanwhile, Hamilton attended UConn. In 1999, he helped lead the Huskies to the national championship. That same year, Hamilton was drafted by the Washington Wizards.

In 2004, the two old friends met in the NBA Finals when Hamilton was playing with the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons defeated the Lakers in five games, a series that marked the end of the Kobe/Shaq era in Los Angeles.

Anthony Edwards has become one of the NBA’s 10 best players, and that’s quite an accomplishment for someone who faced so much doubt as a prospect coming out of Georgia. Many thought he would be too distracted and not deeply in love with the game of basketball, but he proved that wrong almost immediately, and developed into a true superstar for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

On Tuesday night, Edwards did superstar things for the Timberwolves; He scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 straight at one point, to lead Minnesota to a 117–110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He finished the night with 41 points on 15-29 shooting, including 7-13 from beyond the arc, as he left the Grizzlies defense helpless.

In doing so, Edwards now there is more A 40-point game for a shooting guard before the age of 25 compared to Kobe Bryant, as noted by Real Apps on X. The Timberwolves star now has the second-most such games, and he is now behind Michael Jordan in that department.

This shows how explosive a scorer Edwards is and how he is the closest thing to Bryant or Jordan in today’s NBA. And the next task for him is to lead the Timberwolves to the promised land, just as Bryant and Jordan did for the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, respectively.

Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves are figuring it out

The Timberwolves know their intention this season is not to make it to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year. They want to get over the hump, and if Edwards keeps up this level of play they have a good chance to do so.

Currently, the Timberwolves are in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, although they are within striking distance of third place. This may be more favorable to them, considering how they took care of business against the Lakers in last year’s playoffs (LA is currently in sixth place).

LeBron James continues to rewrite the record books, and his latest milestone puts him in rarest company in Los Angeles Lakers history. During Saturday night’s 129-101 win over the Golden State Warriors, “The King” officially joined Kobe Bryant as the only players to record 1,000 three-pointers in a Lakers uniform.

James needed only one triple to enter the contest, and he didn’t keep the fans at Chase Center waiting long. They started the game strong and reached 1,000 points after trailing by three in the first quarter. By the time the final buzzer sounded, James sat at 1,002 career triples for the franchise, trailing only Bryant’s famous mark of 1,827.

The 41-year-old superstar finished the night with an impressive 22 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. He hit 7 of 13 shots from the field, including 4 of 6 from downtown. While Luka Doncic handled most of the scoring with 26 points, James provided a steadying veteran presence that allowed Los Angeles to surge ahead in the second half.

The win was a collective effort for the Lakers, who improved to 35–24 on the season. DeAndre Ayton dominated the paint with four points and 10 rebounds, while the team’s perimeter defense limited the Warriors to just 27% shooting from deep.

Reaching this milestone further cements James’ legacy in the Purple and Gold. While he is already the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, achieving this specific feat with the Lakers highlights his continued excellence and adaptation since arriving in 2018.

As the Lakers push to clinch a higher seed in the Western Conference, they will need this version of James, who can still dominate play from beyond the arc, to make a deep playoff run.

There are only a few nicknames throughout sports history that immediately make you think of a specific player. Walter Payton’s “Sweetness”, Reggie Jackson, known as “Mr. October”, and the world’s worst man, John “Bones” Jones. In basketball, “The Black Mamba” has become the stuff of legends thanks to the late great Kobe Bryant. However, while Bryant made the nickname what it is today, it was almost certainly Michael Jordan who was given the nickname in 2003.

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In a story by ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, Nike’s creators originally intended to link the “Black Mamba” nickname to Michael Jordan. While Jordan is widely known as the “Black Cat” for his jaguar-like actions on the court and multiple sneaker colorways with the nickname, the Mamba concept was born while developing the Air Jordan 19 sneakers.

Michael Jordan wanted a new concept for the 19th sneaker in his signature collection, leading a design team to invent the first laceless basketball sneaker. The weave locking system resembled snakeskin, so the creative team came up with the idea of ​​branding Jordan as “The Black Mamba”.

Kobe Bryant emerging as “The Black Mamba”

As it turns out, Michael Jordan was “visibly uncomfortable” during the pitch because the creative team did not already know about Jordan’s fear of snakes. This mistake was entirely an afterthought, and Nike executives ran away from the idea for some time. That is, until Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers left Adidas and joined Nike in 2003.

The talented, yet controversial talent was then dubbed the new “Black Mamba”, an alter ego Bryant fully adopted with his mentality and play on the court. Being a fan of the “Kill Bill” films, Bryant was able to transform into the “Black Mamba” en route to winning five championship rings.

Nike Kobe Signature Line

The Nike Kobe Signature Line became a phenomenon in its own right, spanning across 12 name-bearing silhouettes and pioneering the design of some of the most popular basketball sneakers in the current landscape. Renowned Nike sneaker designer Eric Avar led the operation and really helped convey the Mamba Mentality through sneakers that would fit into that same vision.

Several designs, such as the Nike Kobe 3 and Nike Kobe 6, have taken inspiration directly from the snakes, while recent releases also carry on with the ‘Black Mamba’ moniker with an updated colorway. In the NBA today, Nike Kobe sneakers are the most worn shoes more than any other model.

passing the basketball

The Nike Kobe line not only dominates NBA footwear, but the hottest football cleats currently on the market are the Nike Kobe 6 PE sneakers—cleats that players have been wearing around the NFL. Athletes from all sports have been inspired by Kobe Bryant’s play on the court, but it is the Mamba Mentality that transcends all sports and speaks to the competitor in all of us.

Although “Black Mamba” might not have been the obvious choice for the greatest player of all time, Michael Jordan, they couldn’t have found a better player to represent him as the “Black Mamba” than Kobe Bryant. He retained this nickname throughout his NBA career and addressed fans as “Mamba Out” for the last time in a Lakers uniform.

无可否认，凯文·杜兰特是 NBA 球场上最伟大的篮球运动员之一。周四，他的休斯敦火箭队将在奥兰多迎战魔术队。杜兰特即使已经 37 岁了，他仍然向世界证明了他并没有落后一步。

杜兰特在魔术队的比赛中投下了40个汉堡，火箭队以113-108获胜。一路走来，杜兰特与 NBA 传奇人物科比·布莱恩特一起载入史册。

这是他职业生涯第431场比赛得到至少30分。这与科比并列 出现次数第五多的 在NBA历史上。

NBA历史上最多场比赛得分超过30分的球员：

第575章——勒布朗·詹姆斯
第562章——迈克尔·乔丹
第516章——威尔特·张伯伦
第435章——卡尔·马龙
第431章——科比·布莱恩特，凯文·杜兰特

（通过 @NBAonPrime） pic.twitter.com/cGQHyzKyBR

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 2 月 27 日

他现在在历史榜单上仅落后于勒布朗·詹姆斯（575）、迈克尔·乔丹（562）、威尔特·张伯伦（516）和卡尔·马龙（435）。

瘦身收割者很可能会在接下来的几周内超越马龙，将他单独提升到第四位。

火箭队的超级巨星可能不会被认为是历史前十的球员。但几乎不可能不称他为联盟有史以来最伟大的得分手之一。

杜兰特几乎拥有他可以想象到的所有技能。他可以带你运球并在篮筐上完成得分，拥有出色的中投能力，可以命中引体向上和后仰跳投，并且三分球致命。

周四，这个兵工厂在奥兰多向球迷展示，让他们亲眼目睹。

他28投14中拿下40分，并命中了几个三分球。他贡献了8个篮板、3次助攻、2次抢断，并罚球全部10次。对于这位未来的名人堂成员来说，这是另一场非常高效的比赛。

凭借这场胜利，火箭将战绩提升至37胜21负。他们目前在西部联盟中排名第三，领先丹佛掘金队半个胜场。

無可否認，凱文杜蘭特是 NBA 球場上最偉大的籃球運動員之一。週四，他的休士頓火箭隊將在奧蘭多迎戰魔術隊。杜蘭特即使已經 37 歲了，他仍然向世界證明了他並沒有落後一步。

杜蘭特在魔術隊的比賽中投下了40個漢堡，火箭隊以113-108獲勝。一路走來，杜蘭特與 NBA 傳奇人物科比·布萊恩一起載入史冊。

這是他職業生涯第431場比賽得到至少30分。這與科比並列 出現次數第五多的 在NBA史上。

NBA史上最多場比賽得分超過30分的球員：

第575章－勒布朗·詹姆斯
第562章－麥可喬丹
第516章——威爾特·張伯倫
第435章——卡爾·馬龍
第431章——科比·布萊恩特，凱文·杜蘭特

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 2 月 27 日

他現在在歷史榜上僅落後於勒布朗·詹姆斯（575）、邁克爾·喬丹（562）、威爾特·張伯倫（516）和卡爾·馬龍（435）。

瘦身收割者很可能會在接下來的幾週內超越馬龍，將他單獨提升到第四位。

火箭隊的超級巨星可能不會被認為是歷史前十名的球員。但幾乎​​不可能不稱他為聯盟有史以來最偉大的得分手之一。

杜蘭特幾乎擁有他可以想像的所有技能。他可以帶你運球並在籃框上完成得分，擁有出色的中投能力，可以命中引體向上和後仰跳投，並且三分球致命。

週四，這個兵工廠在奧蘭多向球迷展示，讓他們親眼目睹。

他28投14中拿下40分，並命中了幾個三分球。他貢獻了8個籃板、3次助攻、2次搶斷，併罰球全部10次。對於這位未來的名人堂成員來說，這是另一場非常有效率的比賽。

憑藉這場勝利，火箭將戰績提升至37勝21負。他們目前在西部聯盟排名第三，領先丹佛金塊隊半勝場。

The San Antonio Spurs were well represented at All-Star Weekend. Victor Wembanyama was voted as the starter for the All-Star Game. Stephen Castle and Dylan Harper competed in the Rising Stars competition, with Harper also being a part of the returning Shooting Stars event. And rookie Carter Bryant, who has recently started playing regularly with the Spurs, was one of the headliners of the slam dunk contest.

Bryant was selected late as a replacement for the Rising Stars Tournament due to an injury to Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cedric Coward. He was impressive during his first All-Star Weekend appearance, showing some of the defensive ability that the Spurs knew they were getting when they drafted him.

In the first Rising Stars game as part of Team Vince, Bryant finished with four points, one rebound and one blocked shot in a little over five minutes. In the second game, as Team Vince won the Rising Stars championship, Bryant finished with five points, one rebound and one steal, while shooting a perfect 2-of-2, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range.

For Bryant, being able to participate in All-Star Weekend as a rookie was a testament to the hard work he has put in since being drafted.

“On my side, I feel like the work I’ve put in is being seen and my teammates have held me to a standard that’s allowed me to perform a certain way,” Bryant told ClutchPoints in an exclusive interview. “Obviously with injuries, it took something for that to happen, but I’m fortunate enough to be in a position where I’ve performed well enough this season, whether it’s the last few games, to get a chance to play in the Rising Stars game. It’s an honor.”

Not only was Carter Bryant given the opportunity to participate in the NBA’s premier weekend, but it was a homecoming for the Spurs rookie. His father D’Sean has been a longtime prominent figure in the Southern California basketball scene, having played in college at Long Beach State before moving into coaching high school basketball.

Bryant grew up in Southern California and played his senior year of high school at local powerhouse Corona Centennial. He also played for his father at Fountain Valley and Sage Hill, two other local high schools. One of the greatest things for him about attending All-Star Weekend was the presence of his family.

Bryant said, “Growing up, All-Star Weekend is everything to a kid, especially when you love the game. The best players in basketball get together and make things happen.” “But for it to be in my hometown, and to be a part of something I’ve always dreamed of, I’m so happy. Just being able to be with my family, being able to have my loved ones supporting me, it means everything.”

And as a local kid, it was former Los Angeles Lakers superstar, the late Kobe Bryant, who provided him with his favorite All-Star memory.

Bryant said, “I would say the one that really stood out was Kobe’s last All-Star Game. Being a Southern California kid, being a kid growing up with Kobe, when he got to the All-Star Game in Toronto last year.” “That whole weekend in general, from the dunk contest to the All-Star Game, having the iconic moments in that whole thing, it was dope.”

Carter Bryant’s having a party with the Spurs

The Rising Stars Game was not the only event Carter Bryant attended during All-Star Weekend. He was also selected for the Slam Dunk Contest. He made it to the final round of the competition where he ultimately lost to Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat.

Although Bryant did not win the dunk contest, he had a good performance overall. He explained how the event has served as a rising party for young players in the past. As he begins his rookie year with the Spurs, he feels like his All-Star Weekend participation could be a springboard for his own career.

“I think the one thing that’s been missing over the years is the swagger and confidence that a lot of the great guys had that originally did it. … It was kind of a coming out party for a lot of guys. A lot of young guys came in, they were really young players, but they wanted to do the dunk contest,” Bryant said, “kind of bringing that energy back to the dunk contest, having confidence in myself that I’m confident in the work that I do. I have a God-given ability because of my athletic talent and being able to display it.”

It was just before the All-Star break when Bryant got his first real opportunity in the Spurs rotation. Selected 14th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, he played consistently during the first few months of the regular season, but did not receive consistent playing time until February.

In the six games played just before the break, he scored in double figures three times, including a career-high 16 points in a blowout win against the Los Angeles Lakers. During that time, Bryant showed signs of being a reliable 3-point shooter. He shot a combined 44 percent from distance, a huge increase from his season average of 32.9 percent.

As far as what it takes to succeed in the NBA, one thing he has learned is patience.

Bryant said, “Patience is everything. I would say that’s the biggest thing I’ve learned. Understanding that not everything is going to be on your terms, what a great lesson that’s been.” “Having good vets and a great coaching staff, being able to sit down with a lot of the guys on the coaching staff… even in the video room, talking to the training staff about how to properly take care of my body. They’ve seen guys who have done this for a long time and had a chance to play 20 years.”

Bryant added, “That’s the ultimate goal, to play a long time and be a great player.” “Being able to pick those brains and not dwell in those moments when you feel like you can’t do anything right.”

But in addition to his offensive abilities, the defensive end of the court has been an area where Bryant has shined in his rookie season. When it comes to the Spurs’ regular rotation players, Bryant is top-10 on the team in defensive rating, according to Statmuse.

Offense in the NBA sometimes comes and goes, and the number of shots and opportunities players get often varies from game to game. But the defensive end of the court, is something that cannot be compromised. Defensively the effort and energy must always be there, no matter how many shots the player attempts.

This is a part of Bryant’s game that he is 100 percent confident he can make an immediate impact on.

Bryant said, “I don’t think you can put anybody in front of me that I can’t compete with. I embrace the competition. That’s what I grew up on. I grew up watching Kobe. I grew up watching those guys attack each other every night.” “When I grew up watching NBA basketball there were no buddy-buddy guys. It’s just the mentality, I’m trying to bring the understanding that every night is an opportunity to show what you’re made of.”

At the time of the All-Star break, the Spurs were in second place in the Western Conference standings, and were being mentioned among potential title contenders. As it stands, they are 40-16 in the West, have won eight straight games and are only two and a half games behind the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

Players always have goals they want to achieve during the season, especially young players who are experiencing the NBA for the first time. But not Bryant. For him, all personal things will come in time. Right now, it is about maximizing his potential to help the team win.

Bryant said, “Making the playoffs, and with the talent that we have and the team that we have, we’re capable of making the finals. I think we’re there. I think we have a lot of guys that really work to their potential, and I think we have a good balance of vets and young guys.” “We all go to work understanding what the chances are for us as a team. I think that’s the thing for me, I’m not worried about any individual things.”

Bryant added, “Things like this come with time and come with winning.” “Winning is the first priority.”

Anthony Edwards has certainly been having a great time lately. After winning the All-Star Tournament and MVP awards, Ant was once again the star for the Timberwolves as they recorded a dominant 122–11 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

And well, in totally typical fashion, according to a post by the NBA on X, Edwards was seen showing off his MVP trophy to his teammates with a big smile on his face. Edwards can be seen patiently showing the trophy to each of his teammates before putting it back.

Ant made sure all of his teammates got a good view of the Kobe Bryant trophy 🏆 https://t.co/6EB7MyQIvj pic.twitter.com/Eem2nH4g9C

– NBA (@NBA) 21 February 2026

Playing his first game after the All-Star break, Ant made 16 of 30 shooting (53.3%), hit 5 of 13 from three, and added six rebounds in 38 minutes. Despite being the main focus of the hapless Mavericks defense, Edwards committed only three turnovers on the night.

The Mavericks struggled to keep up throughout and fell behind every time they threatened to take over the game. When Dallas erased a significant deficit and tied the game at 103 with 6:55 remaining, Edwards answered with a step-back three that reestablished Minnesota control.

Edwards scored 14 fourth-quarter points as the Timberwolves finally got comfortable and finished the game ahead by 11 points. The Timberwolves shot 16-of-42 from three (38.1%), leading to a 24-point advantage from beyond the arc.

Rudy Gobert delivered 22 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks, while Naz Reed provided ample support, adding 21 points and four three-pointers. For the Mavericks, Khris Middleton led the way with 18 points and Marvin Bagley produced a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double.

However, in the absence of several stars including Cooper Flagg, Max Christie and Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks struggled with their shooting all night and their team field-goal accuracy was 42.3%. This proved to be his downfall as ANT bounced back with his eighth 40-point game of the season, helping hand the Mavs their tenth consecutive loss.

Minnesota will now face the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday while the Mavericks will next face the Indiana Pacers.

When the San Antonio Spurs selected Carter Bryant with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the consensus was that he was a raw prospect who would need at least a few years to develop before becoming a reliable contributor. The organization took the risk, in part, because of his attractive athletic talent. This feature was put on display during the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Bryant stunned fans inside the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome on All-Star Saturday and scored 50 across the board after an East Bay slam in the second period. The 20-year-old forward fell short in the finals against Miami Heat’s Keshad Johnson, but still put in a great performance in his native California.

Carter Bryant all 50!

Carter Bryant went high for this dunk

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– ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints) 15 February 2026

Bryant jumped off the floor and performed what might have been the best dunk of the night. Unfortunately, he missed a sure chance of winning the competition and was forced to settle for second place. The former Arizona talent can still take great pride in posting a perfect score.

Bryant still has a lot to learn, but he’s already making remarkable progress in his first NBA season. The 2024 McDonald’s All-American is enjoying a promising February, averaging 9.0 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 44.0 percent from 3-point range in just 16.7 minutes per contest. One can only learn a lot from a six-game sample size, but the young player is quickly earning the trust of his teammates and the coaching staff.

He should also earn more fans after his viral jam. Keep an eye on Carter Bryant.